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Adaville, Iowa

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Adaville, Iowa
Adaville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Adaville, Iowa
Adaville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°45′03″N 96°24′16″W / 42.7508257°N 96.4044726°W / 42.7508257; -96.4044726
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
Elevation
1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464438[1]

Adaville is an unincorporated community in Plymouth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

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Johnson Township, Plymouth County, Iowa showing the locations of Ruble and Adaville

The first post office in Adaville opened sometime prior to 1857, and was discontinued in May 1857.[2] Adaville's second post office opened in 1889.[3]

The community's population was 6 in 1900.[4] The Adaville post office closed in 1904.[3]

Adaville's population was 18 in 1920.[5] By 1940, Adaville's population was 10.[6]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adaville, Iowa
  2. ^ "Iowa at Washington". Marshalltown Evening Times Republican. May 8, 1857. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  6. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.